CLASSICAL MANTRA
Hanuman Chalisa (Dhyana verses)
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Karaka of Mars used rightly · Tuesdays and Saturdays
The mantra
श्रीगुरु चरन सरोज रज, निज मन मुकुर सुधारि। बरनउँ रघुबर बिमल जसु, जो दायकु फल चारि। बुद्धिहीन तनु जानिकै, सुमिरौं पवन कुमार। बल बुधि बिद्या देहु मोहिं, हरहु कलेस बिकार
śrīguru carana saroja raja, nija mana mukura sudhāri. baranau~ raghubara bimala jasu, jo dāyaku phala cāri. buddhihīna tanu jānikai, sumirau~ pavana kumāra. bala budhi bidyā dehu mohi~, harahu kalesa bikāra
With the dust of the guru's lotus feet I polish the mirror of my own mind, and sing the pure glory of Raghuvara, giver of the four fruits. Knowing this body to be slow-witted, I remember the son of the wind. Grant me strength, intellect, knowledge; remove afflictions and distortion.
What this mantra does
The opening dhyana verses of the Hanuman Chalisa, set up before the forty-verse practice. Tuesdays and Saturdays.
When to chant
Tuesdays and Saturdays at sunrise or sunset. The full Chalisa is forty verses; the dhyana (meditation) verses above set up that practice. Useful during Sade Sati and Mangal Mahadasha.
Recommended count: 108 times daily
Classical sources
Hanuman Chalisa, composed by Tulsidas (16th c.), Awadhi devotional tradition
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